50 Ways to Celebrate National Public Health Week

...NPHW Ideas or Ways to Support another Health
Campaign

National Public Health Week is a great
way to get your students, employees, coworkers, family members and others
involved with better health and safety!Every
organization (regardless of whether it is a school, health organization, food
service, corporate office, etc.) can benefit from a hygiene or infection control
activity, game or reminder.

The activity does not have to be
complex or expensive.Just a poster,
mass email or something small can have an impact on the health levels.See the 50+ ideas below that may help you
celebrate.Since we are a hygiene and
infection control company, most of the ideas are geared accordingly.

Better Health
Comes From Your Efforts

Don't see ideas that can work for your organization or
have questions on the implementation of any of the listed ideas?We directly consult with businesses on a
normal basis and can do the same for your organization. We are offering our
consultations at no cost for the two weeks leading up to National Public Health
Week (1st week of April each year). Contact us at info@OUTFOXprevention.com for
information.

National Public Health Week creates great results and has applicable themes
each year. Check out their site for this year's theme (www.NPHW.org) or check
out updates on www.OUTFOXprevention.com. Enjoy!

The following is a working list and not comprehensive. Enjoy the ideas! 50 Ways
to Celebrate Health Week:

·

-Create a flyer about good hygiene (hand washing,
nutrition, etc.) and post around your city

·-Have HR/Principal/President send out an email about
public health stating the need to focus on health for the week

·-Conduct an oral hygiene lesson with the color packets to
show where germs/plaque remain

·-Depending on numbers, purchase new toothbrushes for
organization members

·-Make or buy a T-shirt with a health message on it to wear
during the week and afterward

·-Post a health message on your organization's Facebook

·-Post a health message on your personal Facebook

·-Write a small blog on the importance of health, hygiene,
infection control, nutrition, safety or other related topic for your followers

·-Post a link to a health website or blog on your Twitter
(We don’t mind if you use our J Hygiene Blog)

·-Find a great health article and send it to your email
lists with a National Public Health Week message

·-Avoid unhealthy restaurants and move luncheons to
healthier locations for the week

·-Change menus or vending machine offerings to healthier
alternatives

·-Create a picture board and fill it full of pictures of
students or employees doing healthy activities

·-Pass out sanitizing wipes and have students and
employees wipe their desks, pens, computers, phones
and other areas down (immediately)

·-Get a group together to go on a walk for lunch (or do a
physical activity as a group for schools)

·-Conduct a health and safety assessment for your
organization

·-Grade each department or class based on health standards,
hygiene standards, etc.

·-Invite a local professional to talk about relevant
topics

o-Invite a fireman to talk about fire safety and what to
do during a fire

o-Invite an emergency preparedness expert to talk about
potential local disasters

o-invite a nurse or local health professional to talk
about illness prevention

o-Invite a dentist or dental hygienist to talk about oral
hygiene

o-Invite a nutritionist to talk about nutrition, vitamins
and other food topics

o-Invite a health inspector to talk about food safety at home,
work or play

·-Donate, collect or solicit hygiene supplies to give to
charities

·-Organize or join a group that is assembling hygiene or
health kits for struggling areas or international populations

·-Change marquee signs (if you have access at your
organization) with witty, funny
or applicable messages about health, hygiene and infection control

·

-Buy, make or print hygiene posters and post at school,
work or at home

·-Update bathrooms to ensure soap, towels, properly placed
garbage cans and so forth are in order for optimal health standards

·-Reiterate, refine and distribute the organization's sick
leave policy so individuals know that it is appropriate to stay home when ill
to not spread the associated germs

·-Collaborate with a local gym for discounts that can
become available to students and employees

·-Plan a sports day/hour or something similar at a local
community center to promote health and build team unity

·Contract with a massage therapist to do chair massages
for your students or employees

·-Is this 50+? Maybe... We're just trying to find
something that resonates with you and your organization!

National Public
Health Week can be a great opportunity to increase efforts for better hygiene
standards in your organization. Since it is nationally recognized, you should
be able to garner more support and possibly more resources. However, many of
our ideas require little money,
but they can be done by almost anyone. If you have ideas to add (new, creative,
proven, etc.) please send them! Send them to info@OUTFOXprevention.com. Thanks
in advance for your help!

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